2007 Kia Rio Reviews - Page 3 of 3

2007 Kia Rio LS 1.5 DOHC from Iran

Summary:

Faults:

Well, from the beginning the horn was malfunctioning. It does not function most of the time and caused an accident once. Even the manufacturer of this car is not capable of fixing this problem.

Other problem is poor quality of interior such as dashboard. The dashboard is rather noisy. I have to turn up the volume of music to avoid hearing it!

General Comments:

As far as I have experienced, it's a fast car. it has a 1.5 liter with double overhead camshaft producing 97 HP which seems adequate for it. The engine is quite noisy, but I like its sound. It can reach the speed of 60 MPH within 11 seconds. The main acceleration power and torque are in 2nd and 3rd gear.

14th Apr 2008, 13:40

Ah, 0-60 in 11 seconds isn't even close to being fast. Drive a car with a 0-60 time in the 6-7 second range or faster, and you'll see what I mean. Actually, 11 sec 0-60 probably puts the car in the worst 10% of vehicles, acceleration-wise.

17th Oct 2013, 07:10

Actually 11 seconds is quite adequate. You have obviously never driven an older car that is genuinely slow. I have owned a vehicle with a 0-100 of over 20 seconds, and I wouldn't even consider that ridiculously slow. Pretty much no modern car is "slow" by standards set even 20 years ago.

2007 Kia Rio sedan 1.4L from Serbia

Summary:

Fine tourist car

Faults:

Nothing for now, the car is new.

General Comments:

This car is not so quick - ultra bad acceleration especially at 2000 RPM. But it is very spacious, has acceptable quality, is easy to drive, and has a quiet engine. Baggage capacity is big enough for 4 persons. Fuel economy could be a better. My RIO SEDAN is red metallic and it is beautiful midrange car. Price for this car is OK, the best quality performance ratio, but for service you must pay the same as more expensive cars.